Landoll 325C, Operator'S Manual

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3-21 PREPARATION FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING
CAUTION
MODEL 325C SEMITRAILER MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATED LOAD IN A 10 FT.
AREA IS 100,000 LBS.
MODEL 326C SEMITRAILER MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATED LOAD IN A 16 FT.
AREA IS 70,000 LBS.
MODEL 327C SEMITRAILER MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATED LOAD IN A 16 FT.
AREA IS 100,000 LBS.
MODEL 329C SEMITRAILER MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATED LOAD IN A 10 FT.
AREA IS 120,000 LBS.
WARNING
1. THE SEMITRAILER MUST BE COU-
PLED TO A TRACTOR.
2. BEFORE OPERATING:
DO NOT EXCEED THE GROSS AXLE
WEIGHT RATINGS FOR ANY AXLE ON
YOUR VEHICLE. THE COMBINED
WEIGHT OF THE SEMITRAILER AND
C A R G O M U S T N O E X C E E D T H E
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING
(GVWR) OF THE TRAILER.
DANGER
BE SURE TO KEEP FEET AND ALL
O T H E R P A R T S O F Y O U R B O D Y
CLEAR OF THE BOTTOM OF THE
SEMITRAILER DURING LOWERING
OPERATION. FAILURE TO KEEP YOUR
FEET OR BODY CLEAR MAY RESULT
IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH.
3-21.1 Practice all standard industrial safety
standards. Do not load any payload that will
overload any component of the trailer or
cause an unsafe condition.
3-21.2 Park the tractor/semitrailer in a straight
line on level even surface. Set the tractor
brakes and release the semitrailer brakes
(See Figure 3-9) . Chock trailer wheels.
3-21.3 Engage the hydraulic pump.
3-21.4
Move TRAILER LIFT LEVER (See
Section 3-11) to the up position, raising the
semitrailer until a clearance of 1 inch is ob-
tained between the load blocks and the
semitrailer.
3-21.5 Move LOAD BLOCK TRIP LEVER
(See Section 3-10) to the up position, rais-
ing the load blocks up into the gooseneck.
3-21.6
Move TRAILER LIFT LEVER (See
Section 3-11) to the down position, lowering
the semitrailer to the ground and until a
clearance of 1/4 inch has been obtained be-
tween the load plate eyes and the load pins.
3-21.7 Disconnect the air and electrical service
lines from the semitrailer to the gooseneck
and store in the storage compartment pro-
vided in the driver’s side approach plate.
3-21.8 Pull the gooseneck lock handle out to
the release position.
3-21.9 Move the GOOSENECK LIFTARM LE-
VER (See Section 3-9) to the down position
until the gooseneck liftarm rests on the trac-
tor frames rearmost crossmember. Do not lift
the gooseneck.
3-21.10 Pull the tractor forward a few inches
and determine that the gooseneck has de-
tached from the semitrailer. If the gooseneck
does not detach from the semitrailer, repeat
steps 3-20.8 and 3-21.10.
3-21.11 When gooseneck does detach from
trailer, proceed to pull the tractor away from
the semitrailer.
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